CONGENITAL SYPHILIS: PRESENTATION OF A CLINICAL CASE

Katherine Esparza Maquilon; Jairo Gabriel Vera Trujillo; Pablo Reynaldo Olmedo Ayala; Mauricio Javier Gaibor Verdezoto; Johanna Andrea Cisneros Saltos; Ligia Elena Echeverria Serrano; Dayana Michelle Vaca Benavides

Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2020

CONGENITAL SYPHILIS: PRESENTATION OF A CLINICAL CASE

Katherine Esparza Maquilon, Jairo Gabriel Vera Trujillo, Pablo Reynaldo Olmedo Ayala, Mauricio Javier Gaibor Verdezoto, Johanna Andrea Cisneros Saltos, Ligia Elena Echeverria Serrano, Dayana Michelle Vaca Benavides

Abstract :

Objectives: Describe the frequency, causes, clinic, diagnosis, complications and treatment of the disease. Method: A clinical case analysis study of a newborn patient with symptoms of congenital syphilis caused by vertical transmission was performed. Result: Newborn, late preterm, with positive mother for syphilis at 30 weeks of gestational age and without receiving treatment. She was initially hospitalized for respiratory distress; Positive tests for congenital syphilis and HIV receiving adequate treatment according to medical literature. After 40 days of hospitalization, negative serology for both Syphilis and HIV. Conclusion: Early and timely detection together with correct treatment is vital, the objective is to achieve control and cure of the disease, preventing its complications and sequelae in both mother and child.